Wilson High School - Nova Yearbook (Tacoma, WA)

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Wilson Students lining Time-llnt tram the' WILSONITES board the Seattle-bound pep bus to root for WW mermen at the State Swim Meet. State Swim Meet OR the second year Wilson's Swim Team won the State trophy, taking six ot eleven events and breaking three State records. Mike Stautter paced the team, winning the 50- and lUO-yard treestyles and breaking two records. Wilson's 200-yard relay freestylers, Bill Stipek, Larry Wells, Gary Dyer, and lohn lewell, broke a third record, bringing Wilson's score to an impressive 95 points. Catton Carnival PONSORED by Girls' Club, the annually held cotton carnival was Wilson's recognition of spring and ot cotton dresses. Every club and Girls' Club department took part in the carnival, running concessions or booths. Following the day's tradition, the girls treated the stronger sex as kingsg tor the Sock Hop atter the carnival, the royalty was male, and music was by the King's Men. THE ASW turns out in cottons, cords, and a summery mood to attend Girls' One Hundred Fifty

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llpperclassinen in I-lnnual Howdy I-lssenihln an two of '6l's Class attend pep assembly . . . parade to the game , . . dance 'til midnight . . remember 'lit was lots of fun. Homecoming Week HE first annual Colors Day and the gay pep parade to the Turkey Day Game highlighted the festivities of Homecoming Week, Cancellation of the bonfire due to a deluge of liquid sunsnine and the disappointing results of the football game could not dampen Wilsons homecoming spirits. The Friday night dance, Cornstalk Capers, featur- ing yellow and brown decorations and music by the Kings Men, climaxed this celebration. Cheerleader Conference Cl-IOOL spirit radiated through the halls of Wilson on September l9 as seven schools participated in the Eighth Annual Capital League Song and Yell Conference, the main purposes of which were to set up a standard of prac- tice among cheer leaders and to promote good will among the schools before the football season rivalry began. Fifty- eight delegates climaxed the all-day session with a pep assembly for Wilson's student body, CAPITAL League yell staffs study pep at their autumn Conference One Hundred Forty-N

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lasses ter Pre-Game Pep I-lssemlilies in Gum USHAPELYH songleaders pep up assembly - watch those girls t?J gol Pep Assemblies lS year the Wilson pep staff had the task of seeing that an entertaining program was scheduled for each pep assembly, and they handled very capably ASW's several pre-game pep sessions. Pep Club and Student Council presented a few skits, and Mr. Nelson and Mr. Iones often led school yells. The spirit sparked by these assemblies provided both teams and fans with an extra needed boost during the sports seasons. hird Cotton Carnival. Choir Rube Sale ITH visions of new choir robes and band uniforms dancing in their heads, the members of Wilsons music department started a cam- paign to raise the Sl0,000 necessary to finance their needs. To start the drive, A Cappella Choir and Marching Band sold basketball tickets to all home games. They then launched their biggest project of the year - the Almond Roca sale. The music department offered prizes to in- crease incentive and boost candy sales, first prize was fifty silver dollars, and the two second prizes were pocket transistor radios. The drive was climaxed by a Christmas Tree sale in December. Hardy musicians stayed with the trees at all times, even camping near them at night. They spent their lunch hours and free periods selling the trees. Happily, this expendi- ture of effort and salesmanship was rewarded, and even though the 510,000 goal was not at- tained, enough was made to purchase new red, white, and blue robes for the choir. CHOIR robes? Who needs them? One Hundred Fifty-One